Well, last night my MX-980 stopped sending IR commands during the Steelers game. I've tried reloading the to factory defaults and installed configs back to it. I did hold it really close to my DVR and on every maybe 10 times I hit a button it registers, but only if I'm an inch away from the receiver. Does this sound like a physical problem or something I can fix? I'd hate to have to buy another remote because this is only 18 months old.

Any ideas???